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Play YAHTZEE online for free. No download required. Play against the computer, or challenge another human player! Simple gameplay, fun graphics! Play Yahtzee online Each player's turn consists of rolling the dice up to 3 times in hope free making 1 of 13 categories. Examples of categories are 3 of a kind, 4 of a kind, straight, full house, etc.
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Yahtzee is a time honoured game that’s been played in living rooms across the world since the 1950s and just like other popular card and board games, it’s now made its way onto the cyber waves of the Internet. Traditionally played using a set of five dice, online Yahtzee allows the player to roll the animated dice with the click of a button, using computerised random number generators to determine the outcome of the roll, with the computer automatically keeping track of your score.
This article will give you the rundown of how to play online Yahtzee and where you can play real money Yahtzee on the Internet.
Where can I play Yahtzee online?
You can find virtual Yahtzee at hundreds of sites across the Internet, from online card game hubs to social media sites like Facebook. A simple Google search will bring up tonnes of Yahtzee sites, while heading to the app store using your iOS or Android device will also give you many options for downloadable Yahtzee apps.
As far as playing online Yahtzee for real money, unfortunately this is not yet an option at any of our recommended casinos. Given Yahtzee’s history as a family friendly game usually played purely for recreational purposes it is not considered a traditional gambling game, but as more recreational games are starting to emerge as real money casino games we expect that leading casinos will soon start to add Yahtzee to the repertoire.
In the meantime, you can hone your skills playing Yahtzee for free online. Alternatively, if you have access to five standard dices, you can start practicing in real life.
How to play Yahtzee
Yahtzee is a dice game that was first created by board game leaders Milton Bradley in America in the 1940’s. It’s a game of luck which is a blend between other popular dice games Yacht, Generala and Poker Dice and it’s often noted to benefit from similar skills and strategies employed in blackjack and poker. It can be played as a solo game but is best played with two or more players.
The aim of the game is to roll five dice at once in order to produce the highest score possible. Yahtzee consist of 13 rounds, with a different category for each round consisting of its own set of rules for scoring.
For each round, the player can roll the dice up to three times in an attempt to get the highest scoring combination for any of the 13 categories. The game ends when all 13 categories have been completed and the player with the highest overall score is declared the winner.
Playing Yahtzee online makes it easier to keep score, without the need to manually complete scorecards on pieces of paper. You can choose to play against the computer or against other players from around the world, including your own friends and family when using Yahtzee apps.
Yahtzee scoring explained
On a Yahtzee score card, there are two sections (the lower and upper section) which each consist of different combinations that need to be rolled in return for a certain amount of points. The two sections and their required combinations is explained below:
The Upper Section
For each of these categories, the score is made up of the sum of how many of that number appeared multiplied by its relevant category. For example, if you choose fours and roll a 2, 4, 4, 4 and 3 the score will be 4 X 4 = 16 points.
- Aces – roll as many ones as possible
- Twos – roll as many twos as possible
- Threes – roll as many threes as possible
- Fours – roll as many fours as possible
- Fives – roll as many fives as possible
- Sixes – roll as many sixes as possible
The Lower Section
Points are scored differently for each category in the lower section as detailed below.
- Three of a kind – roll three dice of the same number = score is the sum of all dice
- Four of a kind – roll four dice of the same number = score is the sum of all dice
- Full house – roll three of a kind along with a pair = 25 points
- Small straight – roll four sequential numbers (eg. 1, 2, 3, 4) = 30 points
- Large straight – roll five sequential numbers = 40 points
- Chance – this can be anything you choose, best used when landing no other winning combinations = score is the sum of all dice
- Yahtzee – roll five of a kind = 50 points
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Some games also employ a special Yahtzee bonus rule where further points are accumulated if a player manages to roll multiple Yahtzee’s (five of a kind). Refer to the rules of the specific game you are playing to determine what rules are in place for the Yahtzee bonus.
In Yahtzee (also known as Poker Dice, Yacht, Generala), the goal is to score more points than your opponents. Each turn, you roll dice and then score one row on your scoresheet.
How to get started
Yahtzee is multiplayer! You can play by yourself, or with up to five of your friends. To get started, enter a name for yourself (ex: 'yahtzee-player-100') and a room name. The room name can be anything you like (ex: 'Joan's room' 1). If you're playing with others, they can join your game by using the same room name.
Once you select Play Yahtzee, you'll see the scoresheet and an option to Start Game. Be sure all other players have joined before you start the game. They will not be able to join after you start the game.
A typical turn
First, you roll your dice, by pressing the Roll button. Based on what you rolled, you can score one row on your scoresheet, based on the following rules:
| Ones | Sum all the ones that you've rolled |
| Twos | Sum all the twos that you've rolled |
| Threes | Sum all the threes that you've rolled |
| Fours | Sum all the fours that you've rolled |
| Fives | Sum all the fives that you've rolled |
| Sixes | Sum all the sixes that you've rolled |
| Three of a kind | If you have three of a kind, sum all your dice |
| Four of a kind | If you have four of a kind, sum all your dice |
| Full house | Three of a kind and two of a different kind (ex: 3,3,3,2,) |
| Small straight | Four in a row (ex: 1,2,3,4) |
| Large straight | Five in a row (ex: 2,3,4,5,6) |
| Yahtzee | Five of a kind - at least 50. See below for more details |
| Chance | Sum all your dice |
To score a row, simply tap or click on the corresponding row in the scoresheet under your player's column. Once you've scored a particular row, your turn ends. You can only score a row once per game - so choose wisely!
If you don’t like what you've rolled, don't worry - you have a total of three rolls every turn. Before your next roll, you may choose to keep dice by clicking or tapping on them. This will prevent those dice from being rolled. For example, if you've rolled 6,6,6,1,2 on your first roll, you may want to keep your sixes and roll for a four of a kind or Yahtzee.
The game continues until all players have filled out all rows, at which point the person with the most points wins.
You now know how to play Yahtzee! But there's a few more special rules you may want to learn:
The bonus
The top section is the first six rows - ones, twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes. If the sum of your score in the top section is greater than or equal to 63, you automatically get 35 bonus points. Spectacular!
Multiple Yahtzees
Your first Yahtzee is worth 50 points if you score it in the Yahtzee row. If you roll an additional Yahtzee, and you've already scored your Yahtzee, you:
- Automatically get 100 bonus points 😲
- You can use the additional Yahtzee as a joker or wild card. If you haven't scored the corresponding number in the top section, you must score it there - for example, if you've rolled five sixes, and you haven't scored your Sixes, you can score it there. If you've already scored the corresponding number in the top section, you can score it anywhere you like on the bottom.
If you roll a Yahtzee and you've already entered a 0 on your Yahtzee row, you may still use it as a wild card.
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